Apologies for the delay in getting podcast #65 out (and the missing #64...it was recorded, but never released.)  In this episode of the podcast, we'll play a sample of Invisible Ink, the latest audiobook produced by Open Book Audio, and featuring our very own Matt Armstrong.  We'll also review a whole slew of titles, and we make a pretty big (and a little sad) announcement.

Invisible Ink: A Practical Guide to Building Stories that Resonate: http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Ink-Practical-Building-Resonate/dp/B00COP5NW4/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1370990906&sr=1-1&keywords=Invisible+Ink+Audiobook

This month's podcast features The 15-Minute Inbox by Joost Wouters.  For more information about this title, please visit the title listing page at http://openbookaudio.com/audiobook/15-minute-inbox

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This month's halfcast features Close Calls: The True Tales of Cougar Bob,  written by BJ Campbell and read by Alan Sain and Duane Allen.  For more information about this title, including links for where to buy it online, please visit the title listing page at http://www.openbookaudio.com/audiobook/close-calls.

This month's podcast features Heroin's Puppet: The Rehab Journals of Amelia F.W. Caruso (1989-2009) by Melissa M. Weiksnar.  For more information about this title, please visit the title listing page at ​http://openbookaudio.com/audiobook/heroins-puppet.

News

• The Audio Publishers Association says that Digital Audiobook sales have surpassed CD sales.
• The new Audible app works well on both iPad and iPhone.

New Video

This month's halfcast features No More Dating Pigs, written and read by Norah Marler.  For more information about this title, visit the title listing page at http://openbookaudio.com/audiobook/no-more-dating-pigs

Norah Marler's heartfelt rallying cry, No More Dating Pigs: You Are What You Date, is a fun, self-help dating guide for single women of every age. Inspired by the appalling, yet typical, real-life dating experiences of the author and her sisterhood, the handbook puts a name to tell-tale signs of "Pigs."

Featured Title:

Pulchritude by Anna Mardoll

This month's halfcast features Deer Run Trail, written and read by David R. Lewis.  For more information about this title, visit the title listing page at http://openbookaudio.com/audiobook/deer-run-trail.

Featured Title:

I Remember Me by Carl Reiner

News:

• Blackstone Audio has been purchased by AudioGo (formerly BBC Audiobooks):http://goo.gl/sZUKC

What We've Been Reading:

This month's half podcast features Tom Sawyer Abroad by Mark Twain, and read by Matt Armstrong.  Go here to find out more about the title and where to buy it: http://openbookaudio.com/audiobook/tom-sawyer-abroad

  Final call for suggestion for a better name than the "Half Podcast."  Suggestions need to be submitted to us no later than December 20th.  The winner will get 3 free titles of their choice from Audible.com.

Featured Title:

Fallacy 1: Rewritten by Morgan Bauman and narrated by Alexis O'Donahue

 

News

• The Raspberry Pi is a mini-computer that's great for visually impaired (or technologically challenged) users to listen to audiobooks. 

Narrator Tips

Check out Matt's video primer on microphones for audiobook voiceovers.